Development began with the Ubuntu 8.10 Linux kernel 2.6.26 compared to the version 2.6.24 in Ubuntu 8.04. Recently, it was decided to use the kernel 2.6.27 instead. The main reason for the change is to avoid having to update the kernel and the majority of cases 2.6.27.

This is unusual for a release of Ubuntu, in general, the kernel has been updated in two versions. The last time that the heart was improved in three versions have been sent to Ubuntu Ubuntu 7.04 (nervous, Feisty 2.6.17 and 2.6.20).

The final number at the heart of strange that the heart of wider changes in the heart of even-numbered. However, up to two strange, and is considered stable kernels. The new Linux kernel has been tested! Updated installation of Ubuntu 8.10 is now included in it.